Prudnik

Prudnik is a city in Poland, located in the southern a part of Opole Voivodeship near the border with the Czech Republic. It is the executive seat of Prudnik County and Gmina Prudnik. It’s population numbers 21,368 populations 2016. Since 2015, Prudnik is a member of the Cittaslow International. The metropolis became founded in 1279, making it one of the oldest in the United States and turned into historically a part of the Duchy of Opole and the Habsburg Empire.

Over the centuries, Prudnik became positioned within Prussia, Germany and subsequently Poland. It changed into once an vital industrial hub known for its shoe making traditions and greater lately towel making by way of the ZPB Frotex Company, one in all the most important towel manufacturers in Europe. The city additionally possess several architectural monuments and historic buildings which include the Main Town Hall and Wok's Tower Wieza Woka from the 14^th century. The first human traces in the gift city area are dated to the Neolithic times.